The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-18
JOHANN MOST ARRESTED.
THE BRIsTI.ING ANARCHIST LOCKED
UP IN A CELL.
The Cowardly Villain Had Been Hiding
Ever Since Saturday Night-He WIN
Surely Get One Years Imprisonment
and Fine.

NEW YoRH, Nov. l7.-Johann Most. Tho
anarchist, WIS arrested at noon today n
the Office Of his newspaper by Detective
Sergeanis Crowley aud Mcclure, of In
spcctor Bvrncs' staff. lie was taken di
rcctly to police headquarters and through
the aldcrmen's gate, and locked up in one
oil the cells in the basement. His arrest
was made by direction Of Inspector Byrnes,
on warrant issued by Justice Cowing to.
day for having made an incendiary speech
calculated 10 incte riot on last Friday
night in a hall in Seventh street. The
warrant was made returnablc before Jus.
tico Cowan in the court As early Ms
last "Wednesday Supt. Murray intimated
10 his captains that they should take par-
ticulr pains in watching The movements
Of anarchists in this city, especially during
the excitement attending the hanging of
the anarchists in Chicago ON Friday and
their funeral on Sunday. On Thursday
night was the parade of the "Reds," and
then all the reserves were on duty. Late
that night Supt Murray issued special
orders 20 captains to follow all the move.
mcnts OF NIL anarchists, and TO report 20
him any meeting they were likely to hold.
On Saturday night n wake was TO be
held by the anarchists in Florence hall.
on Second avenue, but Capt. McCullagh
succcdcd in getting his officers there be.
fore the socialists arrived and made the
place decidedly uncomfortable for tho NAL.
contents. Bu, while this was going on,
Johann Most, with his companion, Lena
Fisher, was attending an anarchists meet
ing on Seventh street After the audience
got well warmed up. Most himself made
speech which was particularly blood-curl. |
ling la character Unfortunately for Most. |
Pauolruen Rott and Scchs, Of the -Four. |
teonth precinct, were there i'm civilians |
dress, taking notes. These memoranda |
were. brought TO Superintendent Murray |
and laid before him, and ON Monday a |
search was begun for the anarchist. lie /
was not found. There was every reason
To believe that he had left the jurisdiction
OF The State and was in hiding somewhere
Then the shrwdncss OF Inspector
lityrnes came into play. He knew
that II he made public the qunndary
oi the police, Most would naturally learn
OF " ana stay ont OF the city indefinitely. |
20 he kept his mouth scaled and allowed
OF the search for Most 10
die out The bait wis well used Most
thought the trouble was gone by, and yes.
leniay he came back 10 the city and went
20 work with his paper Mr.. Byrncs WIS
informed of this, and early this morning
40 went before the district attorney and
presented the evidence he had obtained
gainst Most for his incendinrism, and
sked that The grand jury find nm indict.
lcnt against him. The INSPECTOR and
onfwiinosos gave testimony, and an in.
loimeni was found. In tho meantime
loci had been arrested.
Most insists that he did not use the Ian.
rage attributed 10 him by the police. As
Us Is the sccoud time Ice has been arrest.
ior making violent speeches, lac will
obably get the full extent OF the law,
hich IL one years imprisonment aud a
40.